Introduction

The neo-Freudian psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, in his theory, has examined the needs of the human psyche by emphasizing the analysis of the unconscious. Based on Fromm's psychoanalytic theory, the present study criticizes and analyzes Forough Farrokhzad's poetry notebooks and seeks to answer these questions: According to Fromm's psychoanalytic theory, how are human psychological needs manifested and expressed in Forough Farrokhzad's poems? How are the social norms mentioned in Fromm's theory observed in Forough Farrokhzad's poetry?
 

Research Methodology

Using Erich Fromm's model, the present study, in an analytical-descriptive manner and relying on library resources, psychoanalytically criticizes the reflection of the psychological needs of the human species in Forough Farrokhzad's collection of poems.
 

Discuss

The research findings show that Forough Farrokhzad has referred to the need for continuity in different sections: “The bird said: What a smell, what a sun, ah/ Spring has come/ And I will go in search of my mate” (Farrokhzad, 2004: 282). In explaining the need for affiliation, Fromm writes: “The necessity of relating to and depending on other beings is an urgent need on which mental health depends” (Fromm, 2014: 49). Another psychological need in Fromm’s theory is the need for creativity. By enjoying the power of creativity, a person distances himself from the passive role (ibid.: 56). Examples of the poet's psychological need for creativity are mentioned in the poem "The Rebellion": "You feel that it is a pity / If you cry with your pain / You smell that blossom of sadness / Until you write a new poem" (Farokhzad, 2004: 168). Fromm refers to the human desire to connect with “roots.” From Fromm’s perspective, the mother is one of the roots in the human subconscious that is always the source of peace and tranquility for the human soul (Fromm, 2013: 58-59). Forough Farrokhzad considers the mother a refuge that, in the event of her loss, the individual faces anxiety, thus confirming the supportive role of the mother: “I know now that the corner of that distant house/ is filled with the joy of life/ I know now that a child is crying/ mourning the loss of the mother” (Farrokhzad 2003: 60). At the beginning of his discussion of identity as one of the spiritual needs, Fromm proposes a definition of man; according to Fromm's definition, "man is an animal that can say "I" and is conscious as a personality distinct from himself" (Fromm, 2013: 83). The concern for identity and the answer to the question of who I am is seen scattered throughout Forough Farrokhzad's verses and poems: "I became a conqueror/I registered myself/I adorned myself with a name on an identity card" (Farrokhzad, 2003: 290). The need for orientation, from Fromms' perspective, is to determine one's position in the world; in the book Let's Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season, the reference to light, the beginning and origin of existence, is one of the signs of the dominance of metamaterial thought over Forough's poetry: "The ultimate of all forces is to join, to join/ to the bright principle of the sun/ and to pour into the consciousness of light" (Farokhzad, 2003: 350). Different types of recipient, exploiter, dead-oriented, and fertile attitudes are also observed in Forough's poems, which reflect various social relationships in her writings.
 

Conclusion

The result is that the unconscious part of Forough Farrokhzad's poetry encompasses a specific set of human needs. The need for continuity is manifested in the form of love and connection with nature; the need for creativity is related to Forough's inclination towards poem and poetry; Iranian identity, orientation towards the issue of religion, and attention to childhood roots are other psychological needs of man in her poems. Productive social behavior is an approved behavioral model from Forough's perspective. On this basis, the individual, despite environmental adversity, relies on internal capabilities, moving forward on the path of evolution. According to Fromm's theory, vitality and hope are the most important characteristics of these people, which can usually be perceived from poetry books as the beginning of the cold season and another birth.